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Teixeira has 2-run homer, 4 RBI in Braves debutOct 31, 2021 4:56 pm - One game, one curtain call for Mark Teixeira. Teixeira hit a 3-run homer and drove in 4 runs in his Atlanta debut Wednesday night, leading the host Braves to a 12-3 vict...
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Romney challenges Bush administration over Homeland SecurityOct 31, 2021 4:58 pm - AMHERST, N.H. -- Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney on Wednesday complained that the Bush administration had established an inefficient Homeland Security ...
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Bush blocks Rove testimonyOct 31, 2021 4:53 pm - WASHINGTON -- President Bush is expected to claim executive privilege to prevent two more White House aides from testifying before Congress about the firings of federal ...
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Tough terror talkOct 31, 2021 4:57 pm - WASHINGTON -- Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama warned Pakistan Wednesday he would use military force if necessary to root out terrorists, the second time i...
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After 6 years, experimental electrodes let brain-injured man speak, eat again, report saysOct 31, 2021 4:54 pm - NEW YORK -- He was beaten and left for dead one night in a robbery while walking home in 1999. His skull was crushed and his brain severely damaged. The doctor said ...
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Afghan army plans missionOct 31, 2021 4:58 pm - GHAZNI, Afghanistan -- The Afghan army dropped leaflets Wednesday warning of impending military action in the region where Taliban militants are holding 21 South Korean ...
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Ruling: City not held liable for porch fallOct 31, 2021 4:58 pm - Court: Chicago can't be held liable for 2003 porch collapse An appellate court has ruled that the city can't be held legally liable for a 2003 porch collapse that killed...
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Today's BirthdaysOct 31, 2021 4:53 pm - Actor Peter O'Toole, 75; country singer Hank Cochran, 72; movie director Wes Craven, 68; actor Max Wright, 64; actress Joanna Cassidy, 62; actress Kathryn Harrold, 57; s...
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Russians reach North PoleOct 31, 2021 4:55 pm - MOSCOW -- A Russian expedition aiming to claim vast swaths of the Arctic Ocean seabed reached the North Pole on Wednesday, and scientists immediately began preparing to ...
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Senate committee approves FDA regulation of tobaccoOct 31, 2021 4:55 pm - WASHINGTON -- A Senate committee Wednesday embraced legislation that would for the first time allow federal regulation of cigarettes. The bill, approved 13-8 by th...